White Plains CitizeNetReporter - Strong Thunderstorms Likely This Afternoon.

WPCNR WEATHER SCOOP. From National Weather Service. April 22, 2004: A concenrated band of thunderstorms are now located Southwest of Pennsylvania, just at the West Virginia border, with the leading edge making its way into West Virginia as WPCNR writes. The front extends westward along the Ohio River and southern Indiana and moving this way swiftly in a North Northeasterly direction. The National Weather Service has issued a Thunderstorm Watch for the White Plains area late this afternoon. The Official National Weather Service forecast:

...SOME STRONG THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL...

A COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON WILL INTERACT
WITH AN INCREASINGLY MOIST AND UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE AS TEMPERATURES
RISE THROUGH THE 70S.

ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT FORM ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY
WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. AT THIS TIME, THE WINDS ARE EXPECT TO REMAIN
BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...THOUGH A FEW STORMS COULD APPROACH THE SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST CRITERIA OF 50 KNOTS ALONG WITH HAIL OF PENNY
TO NICKEL SIZE IN DIAMETER.

IN ADDITION...THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND DEADLY CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING. IF YOU HEAR THUNDER THIS AFTERNOON...IT'S TIME TO
END ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND SEEK SHELTER INDOORS. ONCE THE
THUNDER ENDS...YOU SHOULD WAIT 30 MINUTES BEFORE RESUMING OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES. THE HEAVY DOWNPOUR MAY ALSO CAUSE LOCALIZED PONDING ON
AREA ROADWAYS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.


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